Mrs. Baron's Worthwhile Links

http://www.clicknkids.com is the website for a learn- to- read program that offers an animated video format for interactive phonics instruction.  The cost for the home program is $59.00.  There are two free sample lessons…I played them and thought they were excellent.

Earobics is a software program by Cognitive Concepts that specifically addresses phonological processing skills, the essential building block for reading.  Step One is appropriate for late pre-school and kindergarten, and any student who has difficulty hearing the component sounds (phonemes) that make up words. The cost for the home package is about $50.00.  http://www.earobics.com

http://www.starfall.com is an amazing site that has FREE animated games aimed at preschool through second graders, teaching the alphabet, letter sounds, vowels and associated sounds.  Check it out, I was impressed!

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant  http://powa.org  has many links to help older students with various types of writing assignments, with links for helps in sentence composition, word choice, and language mechanics.  There is also a link for students who are seeking a better understanding of the English language.